Safety support



Nov. 1, 1927.

- F, T. DE LONG SAFETY SUPPORT Filed March 19 1925 Patented Nov. 1,1927.

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VAppnmirarmea nai-h is, 1925: semi NB. lejees:

Thisinvention relatesto neiv-v and-useful? improvements 1n safetysupports for brake` beams.'

The'V object o'f the: present invention is'vtov. provide" a resilientsupport vfornormally port" adapte'dito 'engage and-ieinforee 'said`resilient'` supporti when* the' latter is placedV supportingf abrakezbeamand a rigid sup-j port vmember disposed below' and normallyspaced-from thelirst`= member so asnotto' affect' the'l normal"operation thereof i and adaptedv to reinforcetliesam'e and'for-m arigid support for the'brake beamin'- case ofthe displacement oftlreilatter.

`With these and'other'o'bjects in vie\v,.my iiventionconsist's incertain'no'v'el features of construction and arrangement' ofwparts,lhereinafter more yfully described .and claimed,and Villustrated' in the'accompanying' drawings, in 'Whichn Figurev 1`-is a side elevationalvieW' of my improved support: f

Figure2 is a transverse cross section'taken oirlines-2`2 offFig-urell Yp* Figure 8 iswatransverse cross section ofa'modiiied'fforiiil'offsupp'ort. g

Figure 4: is a side elevational vieiv'wof anothe'rlmodified frmofsupport.A l y Figure 5 :is 'vertical crossI `sectiony takenon"li'ne55ofFigureil In thel present? ir'rvention,1 thef safetyrsupp'ort i is i provided f' wvith a-v rigid member 'car-iv riedal-'car'l tr'uckV partiand disposed belovv that "portion ofi the-'-yieldingim'e'mbei" which is arranged belo'vv the compressin memberl ofytheI brake'beam?l Thsthe safety sup.L portfisffenabledtofcatclrand'safely'suppbrt said brake {bear/ri 'inf' casefthe' brak'eihanger breaksand' releases the xbrake'- beam.

The invention embodies a resilient track Further objects of theinvention arel member underlying a brake beam and an.

is'l providedy With Vdepend-ing: lugs orii'ea'rs 16' which are aperturedfor;` rerceiving. pins-- 1,7; Cotter pins'l'ay are usedito secure thepins 174 .against removal.y 'f

In thefform shoivn in( Figures` l and 255 a` yielding stlpporting:member-fv 18 providedgiriV its lcenti'al portion WithfabendflS is adapted to :be nested" against the`r underside" of saidbracket* Withv thel bend` 18"*1r engagiIg': the" curved portion 14a' ofsaid bracket? The ends` of said' yielding: member eilten-'df un'deif thebrake beams and terminateinupwardly inclined portions 19 over whichoperate chairs 12:L carriedbyv tension members 12. TheV member 18 isprovidedimmediately adjacentfvtothe' endsv of bracket 111- WithzupllW'ardlyV and outwardly curvedportion's/2O which increase theflexibility.l of the'outer.'A

ends of member 18 and alsoserve tospa'ce' the saine from thelprojecting'ends' 21' Qfra H rigid member 22wliicli-forms the auxiliaryVbrake beam-support. Member 22"is`*.pro vided with aA centrally disposedbend 22* which' vcooperates With thev curved'iportion 18l ofmember 18.Yi

Normally the ends -21 of'rigid member 22 are' spaced from theI yieldingendsl 'of' mem#vr ber 18 and have Ynoop'eraitive engagement fallseither'through'y the breakage of the brakeh'ange'r or' 'througlrsome otherVlcause,` the Weight ofthe brake beamdepresscs'the ends of'meinbe'r'18' sothat they/come to rest on lportions 21 of4v member 22-.Which'fV forms arigid supporti'th'erefol" and preventslfurther displacem'ent'o'f'saidresilient'end and thefbrakebe'am. i

"Iiithe form shownfinV Figures land 2'tlie l rigid" membei 22 is:angleLshaped ini" cross section and ther` vertically: disposedlangethereof is provided With apertures" forfree ceiving'pins '17. 5 The4upper facesV off ends 21'1are *curved upwardlyJ vand outwardly; toconform to the curvatures 20.

In the form shown in Figure 3, the rigid member 24 is formedchannel-shape and both of the vertically disposed flanges are aperturedfor receiving pins 17.

In the modified form shown in Figures 1 and 5, a bracket 25 isdetachably secured to the spring plank by bolt and nut fastening devices26 and is provided in its upper face With a longitudinally disposedchannel for receiving the resilient member 18. The ends of bracket 25terminate in extenthereivith'; However, When'thebrake-,beam -i sions 27which extend a suitable distance past the spring plank under theresilient member and have their upper faces curved to correspond to thecurved portions 2O of resilient member '18.l Thus, instead of providinga separate member to form the rigid support, said support is formedintegral with the bracket. The spacing of the ends of the rigid portionsfrom the resilient member 18 permits free yielding movement of saidresilient member within a predetermined range and said rigid members actas safety elements which reinforce the yielding member and which preventthe droping ofthe brake beam to theground in case the latter isdisplaced. 4

Obviously other changes in the construction and arrangement of parts ofmy improved brake beam support can be made and substituted for thoseherein shown and described Without departing from the scope of myinvention.

I claim:

l. A safety support for brake beams comprising a resilient trackmember', and a flanged member for supporting the said track member,.said flanged member being provided with terminal portions normallyspaced from said resilient track member and adapted to support andreinforce the same when the latter; is flexed downwardly.

2. A safety support for brake beams comprising a yielding member foryieldingly supporting a brake beam, and a fianged member in fixedsupporting relation with the central portion of said yielding member andprovided with terminal portions underlying said yielding member andnormally spaced therefrom and adapted tol support and reinforce saidyielding member when the latter is forced downwardly beyond a certaindistance.

3. A safety support for brake beams comprising a yielding member adaptedto yieldiingly support a brake beam, and a bracket for supporting thecentral portion 0f said yielding member and having terminal portionsnormally spaced from said yielding member and engageable thereby whensaid member is flexed-downwardly a predetermined distance.

4. In a car construction, the combination nf a car truck part, a bracketcarried thereby, a resilient support member carried by said bracket andforming'a yielding support for a brake beam, said bracket being providedWith terminal extensions normally spaced from said yielding member andadapted to be engaged thereby and support said brake beam when saidyielding member is subjected to excessive weight.

5. A safety support for brake beams comprising a plurality of members,one of said members being resilient and forming# an operative yieldingsupport for a brake beam and the other of said members terminating shortof said yielding member and held in fixed relation therewith andprovided with downwardly flanged terminal vextensions normally spacedfrom said yielding member and adapted to reinforce said yielding mem*nber and form a rigid support for said brake beam.

6. A safety support for brake beams comprising an attaching bracketprovided with integral terminal extensions and a resilient supportingmember mounted in said bracket and extending under the tension member ofsaid-brake beam toy form a yielding track therefor, the lterminalextensions of VSaid bracket being rigid and extending under saidresilient member so as to reinforce the latter and form aI rigid supportfor ,the compression member when the latter is disv placed. 1 Y

7. In a car construction, the combination with a part of a car truck, ofa resilient member carried by said part for yieldingly supporting abrake beam, and a flanged support member supporting said yielding memberand havinga terminal 'extension underlying a portion of said resilientmemberand adapted to form a rigid support for vsaid brake beam.

8. A safety support for brake beams comprising a yieldingsupportmemberfor form ing a third or fourth pointi support for brake beams, and abracket forv carrying said support member and having an extensionunderlying a portion of said yielding member and normally spacedtherefrom, said extension being adapted to catch and support said brakebeam in case the latter'is displaced.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature this 12th day ofMarch, 1925;

FREDERIC T. DE LONG.`

